Two Su- 57 were struck on Russian territory, the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andrey Yusov confirmed on the air of the telethon, reports the publication "Ukrainska Pravda".
"As for the downing of the Su-57 on the territory of the aggressor state, it is almost 600 kilometers from our border. We have not officially commented on whose operation it is, but analysts can make their own assumptions. So, regarding the confirmation of the defeat, we can say that one Su-57 was damaged significantly, and the other - slightly, it will probably be restored faster. However, it is a fact that for the first time Su-57 aircraft were hit and for the first time two such "super“ the Russian fighter – the pride of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which is suffering defeat”, commented Yusov.
⚡️ For the first time in history, a Russian Su-57 multirole fighter jet has been hit
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It happened yesterday on the territory of the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region, located 589 kilometers from the front line.
The Su-57 is Russia's most advanced fighter jet, capable... pic.twitter.com/eCe0XngUfR
According to him, the Russians have less than ten such planes.
The Su-57 is Moscow's most advanced fighter, which can use Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles to strike.
On June 8, on the territory of the airport "Akhtubinsk" in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, located 589 kilometers from the line of combat contact in Ukraine, the Russian Su-57 multipurpose fighter was hit.